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2. I¡¯ve been writing this report____ for the last two weeks, but it has to be handed in tomorrow.

A. finally B. immediately C. occasionally D. certainly

3. Mistakes don¡¯t just happen; they occur for a reason. Find out the reason, and then making the mistake becomes .

A. favorable B. precious C. essential D. worthwhile

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5. The construction of the laboratory ________ by the end of next month.

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7. After two years¡¯ research, we now have a ____ better understanding of the disease.

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8. Our neighbors gave _____ a baby bird yesterday that hurt ______ when it fell from its nest.

A. us, it B. us, itself C. ourselves, itself D. ourselves, it

9. ¡ªCould we see each other at 3 o¡¯clock this afternoon?

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11. Some experts think that strict restrictions from the government may ________ some people from buying houses for the purpose of profits.

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12. Big companies in Germany generally ________ the euro£¬while small manufacturers are nervous£»big banks are in favour£»small ones are against.

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13. The girl had hardly rung the bell the door was opened suddenly, and her friend rushed out to greet her.

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14. My English teacher¡¯s humor was make every student burst into laughter.ª¤

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Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 16 in high school.

17 , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(Ñ¡°ÎÈü) for cheerleaders(À­À­¶Ó¶ÓÔ±). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 19 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 20 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 21 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 22 . She moved on to English and history, and was 23 to find that she didn¡¯t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 24 math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 25 . Mrs. Biden wasn¡¯t as 26 as Jenna. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but we have enough 27 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we¡¯ll talk then.¡± Jenna smiled 28 and left. ¡°Why is high school so 29 ?¡± she sighed.

Later in 30 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 31 . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she¡¯d continue to try to 32 at her new school. She wasn¡¯t sure if she¡¯d succeed, but she knew she had to 33 . High school was just as her mom had said: ¡°You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 34 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 35 fish you can be.¡±

16. A. processes B. decisions C. challenges D. exercises

17. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides

18. A. difficult B. easy C. boring D. interesting

19. A. editor B. boss C. candidate D. judge

20. A. jumped B. sank C. stopped D. raced

21. A. strange B. happy C. awful D. lonely

22. A. struggling B. improving C. working D. complaining

23. A. ashamed B. disappointed C. shocked D. relieved

24. A. put up B. prepare for C. worry about D. give up

25. A. committee B. newspaper C. radio D. team

26. A. enthusiastic B. artistic C. sympathetic D. realistic

27. A. speakers B. readers C. cheerleaders D. writers

28. A. widely B. weakly C. excitedly D. brightly

29. A. similar B. ordinary C. different D. familiar

30. A. physics B. history C. English D. math

31. A. pleasure B. hope C. trouble D. sorrow

32. A. fit in B. look out C. stay up D. get around

33. A. swim B. try C. ask D. escape

34. A. in return for B. in case of C. in terms of D. instead of

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A NATIONWIDE BESTSELLER

It¡¯s likely that everything you learned about America¡¯s ancient history is wrong.

The new book,1491,completely changes our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.

DID YOU KNOW?

When Columbus landed there were probably more people in the Americas than there were in Europe.

The peoples of North America had such healthy life-styles that as late as the 19th century they continued to be the tallest people on earth.

Facts have shown that the Americas were populated as long as 33,000 years ago.

4,000 years ago Mesoamerican famers developed com in a feat (¼¼ÒÕ) of genetic engineering that still isn¡¯t completely understood.

COMMENTS ON 1491

¡°In the tradition of Jared Diamond & John McGhee, a totally new view of pre-Columbian America¡±.

£­Richard Rhodes

¡°Attractively written and really absorbing Charles C¡¯mon has produced a book that¡¯s part detective story, part epic(Ê·Ê«)¡¡and part tragedy(²»ÐÒ).He has taken on a vast topic: thousands of years, two huge continents, and cultures.¡±

£­Charles Matthews, San Jesse Mercury News

¡°Powerful and challenging¡±.

£­Alan Taylor, Washington post

¡°A pleasure to read as well as a wonderful education¡±.

£­Howard Zion

36.On the whole,1491 is a book mainly about America¡¯s________.

A. life-styles B. population C. history D. agriculture

37.Which of the following as NOT TRUE about the comments on the book 1491?

It is interesting and instructive.

It is attractive and culturally related.

It is challenging and revolutionary.

It is humorous and persuasive.

38.From this passage, we can learn_________.

A. people settled in the Americas a little earlier than 1942

B. North Americans were the tallest in the 18th century in the world

C. Mesoamerican farmers knew genetic engineering 5,000 years ago

D. the population in the Americas was smaller than that in Europe in 1492

B

There was a story many years ago of a school teacher--- Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn¡¯t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.

Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother¡¯s perfume(ÏãË®).

Teddy said, ¡°Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.¡± After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children.

Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boy¡¯s mind seemed to come alive. The more she encourage him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.

Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole lift. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M. D.(ҽѧ²©Ê¿).

The story doesn¡¯t end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson¡¯s ear, ¡°Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference.¡±

Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, ¡°Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn¡¯t know how to teach until I met you.¡±

39. What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?

A. She made Teddy feel ashamed.

B. She asked the children to play with Teddy.

C. She changed Teddy¡¯s seat to the front row.

D. She told the class something untrue about herself.

40. What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?

A. He often told lies.

B. He w